Swinney refuses to say if trans women are women
- John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister, refused to state whether he believes trans women are women during a press conference in Glasgow, citing the UK Supreme Court's definition as settled law.
- The Supreme Court ruled that the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.
- Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar did not answer whether they believe a trans woman is a woman at the panel discussion.
- Alba MSP Ash Regan asserted that the Supreme Court's judgment indicated that trans women are not women, contradicting other panel members' views.
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Swinney refuses to say if trans women are women
The First Minister said only that the issue had been ‘settled’ by the Supreme Court and he accepts its judgment.
Prejudice in law - cowardice in politics: what the Supreme Court’s trans ruling reveals - Vox Political
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